Martin S. Indyk

Ambassador Martin S. Indyk is a Director at the Lowy Institute in Australia, a Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, and a former US Ambassador to Israel. Member of the Aspen Institute / Middle East Strategy Group.

Before entering government, he was the founding Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Ambassador Indyk holds a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU).


 * Advisory Board, Soliya

Key Dates

 * B.Econ., University of Sydney, 1972
 * Ph.D., Australian National University, 1977;
 * Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
 * Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (1993-95);
 * U.S. Ambassador to Israel 1995-97;
 * Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, U.S. Department of State (1997-2000);
 * U.S. Ambassador to Israel 2000-01.